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Shooting Incident Reconstruction,

Edition 2

Editors: By Michael G. Haag and Lucien C. Haag

Publication Date: 29 Jun 2011

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Shooting Incident Reconstruction, Second Edition, offers a thorough explanation of matters from simple to complex to help the reader understand the factors surrounding ballistics, trajectory, and shooting scenes.

Forensic scientists, law enforcement, and crime scene investigators are often tasked with reconstruction of events based on crime scene evidence, along with the subsequent analysis of that evidence. The use and misuse of firearms to perpetrate crimes from theft to murder necessitates numerous invitations to reconstruct shooting incidents. The discharge of firearms and the behavior of projectiles create many forms of physical evidence that, through proper testing and interpretation by a skilled forensic scientist, can establish what did and what did not occur.

Written by the world's most well-respected shooting scene and ballistics experts, the book addresses the terminology, science, and factors involved in reconstructing shooting incident events to solve forensic cases. It covers the full range of related topics including: the range from which a firearm was discharged; the sequence of shots in a multiple discharge shooting incident; the position of a firearm at the moment of discharge; and the position of a victim at the moment of impact. The probable flight path of a projectile and the manner in which a firearm was discharged are also discussed. Case studies illustrate real-world application of technical concepts, supported by over 200 full-color diagrams and photographs.

This book will be of value to practicing forensic scientists (firearm and toolmark examiners), ballistics experts, crime scene personnel, police departments, forensic consultants (generalists), attorneys and judges, medical examiners (coroners), and forensic pathologists.

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Written by the most well-respected shooting scene and ballistics experts in the world
Contains over 200 full-color diagrams and photographs that support and illustrate key concepts
Case studies illustrate real-world application of technical concepts

About the author

By Michael G. Haag, Forensic Scientist, Forensic Science Consultants, Albuquerque, NM, USA and Lucien C. Haag, Criminalist, Forensic Science Services, Inc., Carefree, AZ, USA

Dedication

Introduction

Introduction to First Edition

Chapter 1. Case Approach, Philosophy, and Objectives

Chapter 2. Working Shooting Scenes

Chapter 3. The Reconstructive Aspects of Class Characteristics and a Limited Universe

Chapter 4. Is It a Bullet Hole?

Chapter 5. Some Useful Reagents and Their Application

Chapter 6. Distance and Orientation Derived from Gunshot Residue Patterns

Chapter 7. Projectile Penetration and Perforation

Chapter 8. Projectiles and Glass

Chapter 9. Projectile Ricochet and Deflection

Chapter 10. The Principles of “Trajectory¿ Reconstruction

Chapter 11. Determining Bullet Track (“Trajectory¿) in Gunshot Victims

Chapter 12. Trace Evidence Considerations Associated with Firearms

Chapter 13. True Ballistics: Long-Range Shootings and Falling Bullets

Chapter 14. Cartridge Case Ejection and Ejection Patterns

Chapter 15. The Shooting of Motor Vehicles

Chapter 16. Shotgun Shootings and Evidence

Chapter 17. Sound Levels of Gunshots, Supersonic Bullets, and Other Impulse Sounds

Chapter 18. Ultimate Objectives, Reports, and Court Presentations

Appendix

Glossary

Index

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"Well illustrated with diagrams and photographs, the book will give police oversight practitioners a better understanding of what crime scene investigators and criminalists can (and perhaps should) do in an officer involved shooting investigation…. The chapter on bullet track determinations in gunshot victims is an excellent primer for a layperson reviewing an autopsy report…. The chapter on shooting of vehicles will be particularly useful for agencies investigating or reviewing such incidents."—National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement (NACOLE) Review

Praise for the first edition: "Shooting Incident Reconstruction is an informative and comprehensive guide to the analysis of firearms at crime scenes ranging from accidental injuries to carefully planned murders ...This book covers it all. No longer will investigators be forced to rely on eyewitness accounts alone; instead, they will be able to use the reconstructive aspects of firearms evidence to determine what did and did not happen at a crime scene."—Law Enforcement Technology"In creating this book, author Lucien C. Haag drew from years of experience in the field, first as a criminalist and later as the former technical director of Phoenix, Ariz., Police Department's forensic laboratory. Shooting Incident Reconstruction provides an explanation of the factors surrounding ballistics, trajectory, and shooting scenes for both the layman and the professional. Key concepts are supported and illustrated by more than 100 diagrams and photographs, many of which are in color. Gun enthusiasts will find much of this book of interest..."—American Rifleman

ISBN: 9780123822413

Page Count: 440

Retail Price (USD) :

Hueske, Practical Analysis and Reconstruction of Shooting Incidents, $104.95, November 2005, CRC Press, Hardcover, 352pp, ISBN: 9780849323300

Heard, Handbook of Firearms and Ballistics: Examining and Interpreting Forensic Evidence, 2e, $90.00, December 2008, Wiley, Hardcover, 416pp, ISBN: 9780470694602

Robinson, Crime Scene Photography, $99.95, February 2010, Elsevier / Academic Press, Hardcover, 712pp, ISBN: 9780123757289

The audience would include practicing forensic scientists (firearm and toolmark examiners), ballistics experts, crime scene personnel, police departments, forensic consultants (generalists), attorneys and judges, medical examiners (coroners), and forensic pathologists

Shooting Incident Reconstruction,

Editors: By Michael G. Haag and Lucien C. Haag

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